101 pet industry-related issues were proposed in the 2019-2020 legislative session, 67 of which were designated as priority by PIJAC.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| 2019-2020 (ADJOURNED ON 1/1/21) |
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BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
The "Saving America's Vulnerable Endangered Species Act" (SAVES Act) amends the ESA of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the U.S. shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act and to enhance opportunities for conservation of nonnative endangered species through cultivation of captive populations by removing redundant regulation imposed by the inclusion of species nonnative to the U.S. on the U.S. endangered species list. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2019" provides for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019" would prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
Amends Title 18 (Crimes & Criminal Procedure), Chapter 3 (Animals, Birds, Fish and Plants), Section 42 (Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish, amphibia, and reptiles) of U.S. Code by adding several species of lionfish to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act" amends Title 49 (Transportation), Part 395 (Hours of Service of Drivers) of U.S. Code of Federal Regulations to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify provisions relating to hours of service requirements with respect to transportation of certain live animals. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The ‘"North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act" extends the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024 (amended to include "HEROES Act" wildlife importation restrictions). | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The WOOF! Act (Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2019) amends Sections 2132 (Definitions) and 2133 (Licensing of Dealers and Exhibitors) of the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters Act" or "PREPARED Act" would amend the Animal Welfare Act to require that covered persons develop and implement animal emergency contingency plans. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Help Extract Animals from Red Tape (HEART) Act of 2019" would amend Title 28 (Judiciary & Judicial Procedure), Chapter 31 (Attorney General) of US Code with respect to civil forfeitures relating to certain seized animals. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Puppy Protection Act of 2019" amends Sections 2132 (Definitions) and 2143 (Standards and certification process for humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals) of the Animal Welfare Act to further provide for the humane treatment of dogs by dog dealers. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act" amends Title 42 (Public Health & Welfare), Chapter 67 (Child Abuse Prevention, Treatment & Adoption Reform), Section 5104 (National Clearinghouse for Information Relating to Child Abuse) of U.S. Code by adding a new subsection to include data on animal abuse in the national clearinghouse. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Traveling Exotic Animal & Public Safety Protection Act" amends Title 7 (Agriculture), Chapter 54 (Transportation, Sale & Handling of Certain Animals), Section 2143 (Standards and Certification Process for Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and Transportation of Animals) of U.S. Code to restrict the use of exotic and wild animals in traveling performances. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019" (PAWS Act of 2019) directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019" or "PAWS Act of 2019" amends Title 38 (Veterans' Benefits), Part II (General Benefits), Chapter 17 (Hospital, Nursing Home, Domiciliary & Medical Care), Section 1714 (Fitting and training in use of prosthetic appliances; guide dogs; service dogs) of U.S. Code to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The ‘‘HOT CARS Act of 2019’’ amends Title 49 (Transportation), Chapter 323 (Consumer Information) of U.S. Code by adding a new Section 32304A to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2019" directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health & Human Services, in coordination with multiple federal agencies, to develop, publish, and submit to Congress a One Health Framework for coordinated Federal Activities under the One Health Program to better help prevent, prepare for, and respond to zoonotic disease outbreaks. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019" reauthorizes the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and codifies the establishment and membership of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act" amends Title 7 (Agriculture), Chapter 54 (Transportation, Sale and Handling of Certain Animals) - Animal Welfare Act - by adding provisions for license issuance and suspension, prohibited activities, inspections, citizen lawsuits, and publication of violations by USDA licensees. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act" or ‘‘Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act’’ creates a pilot program within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to give veterans access to treatment derived from working with service dogs. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2019" would appropriate additional funding to the Multinational Species Conservation Fund to further assist in the conservation of critically endangered species in foreign countries. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Protect America's Wildlife and Fish in Need of Conservation Act of 2019" or the "PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019" would void the recently adopted Fish & Wildlife Service amendments to Title 50 (Wildlife & Fisheries), Parts 402 (Interagency Cooperation - ESA 1973), 424 (Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat) of the Code of Federal Regulations. | DIED ON HOUSE CALENDAR ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Endangered Species Accountability Reform Act" requires the Secretary of the Interior to delist certain endangered and threatened species from the provisions of the Endangered Species Act. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "LIST Act of 2020" amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for improved precision in the listing, delisting and downlisting of endangered species and potentially endangered species. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Listing Reform Act" amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require review of the economic cost of adding a species to the list of endangered or threatened species. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "EMPOWERS Act of 2020" amends the Endangered Species Act to provide for greater county and State consultation with regard to petitions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act" amends the Endangered Species Act to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered or threatened species. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Endangered Species Transparency & Reasonableness Act of 2020" would amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Petfax Act of 2020" would further regulate pet dealers by: 1) Requiring certain information be provided to purchasers by dealers regarding the sourcing of dogs and cats; 2) Establishing a violation for misrepresentation relating to the source of dogs and cats; 3) Prohibiting issuance of USDA dealer licenses to certain entities as a result of license suspension or revocation. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020" amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Support Our Military Working Dogs Act" amends Title 10 (Armed Forces), Subtitle A. (General Military Law), Part II (Personnel), Chapter 50 (Miscellaneous Command Responsibilities), Section 994 (Military Working Dogs; Veterinary Care for Retired Military Working Dogs) of U.S. Code to further provide for long-term care for any military working dog adopted under Section 2583 (Military Animals; Transfer and Adoption) of this title. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021" authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense programs and activities (includes language detailing Department of Defense policy on regulation of dangerous dogs). | PRESIDENT’S VETO OVERRIDDEN - ENACTED | |
The ‘‘Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act’’ or the ‘‘HEROES Act’’ makes emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. Included in the bill is the ‘‘Wildlife-Borne Disease Prevention Act of 2020’’ which provides measures to address trade of injurious species and species that pose a risk to human health. | DIED ON SENATE CALENDAR ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Healthy Dog Importation Act" amends the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) by adding a new Section 10404A (Importation of Live Dogs) to provide for certain restrictions and requirements for importing dogs into the United States. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020" would establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The ‘‘Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020’’ directs the U.S. Department of State to work with international partners to shut down commercial wildlife markets and stop the associated wildlife trade, end the import, export and sale of live wildlife for human consumption in the United States, and phase out demand for wildlife as a food source. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The ‘‘Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act’’ would: 1) Establish the Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force; 2) Close live wildlife markets; and 3) End commercial wildlife trade for human consumption. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
A Resolution designating January 2020 as "National One Health Awareness Month" to promote awareness of organizations focused on public health, animal health, and environmental health collaboration throughout the United States and to recognize the critical contributions of those organizations to the future of the United States. | HOUSE RESOLUTION DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT
SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTED | |
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all nations should permanently close live wildlife markets and that the People's Republic of China should cease spreading disinformation regarding the origins of coronavirus. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act" amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require disclosure to affected States of the basis of determinations under such Act. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
Clarifies that noncommercial wildlife species found entirely within the borders of a single State ("intrastate species") are not considered to be in interstate commerce and are not subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2019" amends Title 7 (Agriculture), Chapter 54 (Transportation, Sale and Handling of Certain Animals), Section 2143 (Standards and Certification Process for Humane Handling, Care, Treatment and Transportation of Animals) of United States Code by adding a new subsection to restrict the use of exotic and wild animals in traveling performances. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "STAAR Act" (Strategies to Address Antibiotic Resistance Act) would amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address antibiotic resistance. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Saving America's Vulnerable Endangered Species Act" or "SAVES Act" amends the ESA of 1973 to include a prohibition on the listing of a living nonnative species as a threatened species or an endangered species. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "Protect America's Wildlife and Fish in Need of Conservation Act of 2019" or the "PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019" would void the recently adopted Fish & Wildlife Service amendments to Title 50 (Wildlife & Fisheries), Parts 402 (Interagency Cooperation - ESA 1973), 424 (Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat) of the Code of Federal Regulations. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The ‘‘Suppressing Looming Invasive Threats Harming Everglades Restoration Act’’ or ‘‘SLITHER Act’’ amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to require the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to develop a priority list for reducing, mitigating, and controlling invasive species within the South Florida ecosystem. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
An Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds for purchasing dogs and cats from wet markets in China, and for other purposes. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The ‘‘Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act’’ seeks to close high risk wildlife markets and prevent wildlife disease transmission globally, and for other purposes. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The “Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act” or “STRATEGIC Act”) seeks to advance a policy for managed strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China (includes provisions addressing wildlife trade and trafficking). | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The “Permanently Uniting Pets Stateside Act” or “PUPS Act” requires U.S. Customs & Border Protection to permit the entry into the United States of pets accompanying United States nationals repatriating during public health emergencies. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The "HEROES Act" (Coronavirus Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021) provides Coronavirus relief (includes appropriations for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service wildlife trafficking efforts). | DIED ON SENATE CALENDAR ON ADJOURNMENT | |
The ‘‘Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2020’’: 1) Permanently authorizes the duties of the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking and related reports on major wildlife trafficking countries; and 2) Creates new focus areas such as the role of online platforms in facilitating trafficking activities. | DIED IN COMMITTEE ON ADJOURNMENT | |
Proposed Food & Drug Administration Draft Guidance (#256) entitled “Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances” with respect to animal drug compounding from bulk drug substances under certain circumstances when no other medically appropriate treatment option exists. | PENDING (COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED) | |
Notice of proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Agriculture/APHIS regarding the promulgation of regulations and standards for the humane care and treatment of birds not used in research. | PENDING (COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED) | |
A USDA/APHIS proposed rulemaking to amend the licensing requirements under the Animal Welfare Act regulations to promote compliance, reduce licensing fees, and strengthen existing safeguards that prevent individuals and businesses who have a history of noncompliance from obtaining a license or working with regulated animals. | ADOPTED | |
Notice of a proposed Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) information collection project titled "Enhanced Surveillance for Cases Linked to a Multistate Outbreak of Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections Linked to Contact with Pet Store Puppies". | PENDING (COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED) | |
A Request for Comment and Notice of Public Hearing (Docket Number USTR-2019-0004) by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding the imposition of an additional ad valorem duty of up to 25% on products of China with an annual trade value of approximately $300 billion. | DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION PASSED | |
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service rulemaking seeks to revise current regulations which extend most of the prohibitions for activities involving endangered species to threatened species, in order to align its practice with NOAA Fisheries, so the two agencies are consistent in their application of this provision of the Endangered Species Act. | ADOPTED | |
Proposed rulemaking to reclassify the golden conure from endangered to threatened on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | ADOPTED |
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